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Blubird

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17. Horse and oats trickle down

Reply to LymphocyteLover (Reply #10)

Mon May 19, 2025, 10:06 AM

May 19

I’ve always heard it said that if you feed the horse enough oats the “chickens” will get some too. Old farming saying but sparrows work too. 🙂

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Reason #122,990,561 why I hate Republicans LymphocyteLover May 19 #9

why "horse and sparrow"? LymphocyteLover May 19 #10

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